The Circulatory System
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The circulatory system is also referred to as the
system. The circulatory system is
made up of the heart,
blood and veins. The heart which is only the size of a fist is located
on the left side of the
and is protected by the
Arteries and veins are also
called blood
which is appropriate because their main job is to
nutrition and
water to all of the
in your body and to transport the
product away. Your
heart
approximately 100,000 times a day to help your nutrient rich blood travel to all
enters your lungs and your blood vessels
the parts of your body. When you breathe in,
take the oxygen and transport it to your cells. Your circulatory system also transports
and
to cells and organs throughout your body. It is helped by your
system
which breaks the food down into nutrients and glucose ready to be transported. The blood also
transports the waste products through the blood vessels in the form of carbon dioxide which is
by the lungs, Blood can't travel through your circulatory system without going through
The blood vessels that transport the blood away from your heart are called the
your
arteries. The blood vessels that transport the blood back to the heart are called
The
away from your
vessels that are called arteries, transport the oxygen rich blood which is
heart to other parts of your body and the vessels that are called veins transport the blood which is
blue, back to your heart.
1. nutrients
5.glucose
9.waste
13.arteries
2. exhaled
6.vessels
10, oxygen
14.beats
3.cells
7.heart
4 ribcage
11. veins
15.chest
Bred
12.transport
16. cardiovascular
17.digestive
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